Hi, is there anyway to set Vista so that when I click my "up and down" keys
to adjust sound level that I can acutally see some kind of bar graph on
screen before I get my ears blown off again? Windows XP had a graph that you
can set to appear on screen so that if you hit the up or down arrow you could
see a visual. Does Vista have such a setting?
thanks, Catt

"Catt" <Catt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, is there anyway to set Vista so that when I click my "up and down"
> keys
> to adjust sound level that I can acutally see some kind of bar graph on
> screen before I get my ears blown off again? Windows XP had a graph that
> you
> can set to appear on screen so that if you hit the up or down arrow you
> could
> see a visual. Does Vista have such a setting?
> thanks, Catt

Depends on the hardware. You need to get drivers for the device or system.
I.e. for a Microsoft keyboard, you'd want the Intellitype drivers. For a
Dell keyboard, you'd go to Dell and search by PC model etc.

JW

Thanks John, so if I have an Acer Laptop you suggest that I go to Acer and
get drivers for the audio as an update???
Catt

"John Whitworth" wrote:

>
> "Catt" <Catt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:728B643C-38C1-46C7-B29C-E7D863947D43@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, is there anyway to set Vista so that when I click my "up and down"
> > keys
> > to adjust sound level that I can acutally see some kind of bar graph on
> > screen before I get my ears blown off again? Windows XP had a graph that
> > you
> > can set to appear on screen so that if you hit the up or down arrow you
> > could
> > see a visual. Does Vista have such a setting?
> > thanks, Catt
>
> Depends on the hardware. You need to get drivers for the device or system.
> I.e. for a Microsoft keyboard, you'd want the Intellitype drivers. For a
> Dell keyboard, you'd go to Dell and search by PC model etc.
>
> JW
>
>

Catt,

Win+X
This will bring up the "Windows Mobility Center" where you can easily adjust the speaker volume and much more.

Win is the "Windows" key. On most keyboards, you find the Win key to the left of the left ALT key. The WIN key has a "waving Windows flag" on it.

Karl
"Catt" <Catt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:728B643C-38C1-46C7-B29C-E7D863947D43@microsoft.com...
Hi, is there anyway to set Vista so that when I click my "up and down" keys
to adjust sound level that I can acutally see some kind of bar graph on
screen before I get my ears blown off again? Windows XP had a graph that you
can set to appear on screen so that if you hit the up or down arrow you could
see a visual. Does Vista have such a setting?
thanks, Catt

Click start, type:
sndvol

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"Catt" <Catt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:728B643C-38C1-46C7-B29C-E7D863947D43@microsoft.com...
> Hi, is there anyway to set Vista so that when I click my "up and down"
> keys
> to adjust sound level that I can acutally see some kind of bar graph on
> screen before I get my ears blown off again? Windows XP had a graph that
> you
> can set to appear on screen so that if you hit the up or down arrow you
> could
> see a visual. Does Vista have such a setting?
> thanks, Catt

"Catt" <Catt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2AAED08A-635F-4B0B-8109-DE2B0D865E1B@microsoft.com...
> Thanks John, so if I have an Acer Laptop you suggest that I go to Acer and
> get drivers for the audio as an update???
> Catt
>
Can't remember what it's called with Acer. Launchpad or something - I have
an Acer laptop, but I must admit, I didn't bother to install that again?
But, yes, one of the downloads on the Acer site will hopefully replace what
you are used to.

Thanks

John

Thanks for taking the time, very helpful.

"John Whitworth" wrote:

>
> "Catt" <Catt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2AAED08A-635F-4B0B-8109-DE2B0D865E1B@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks John, so if I have an Acer Laptop you suggest that I go to Acer and
> > get drivers for the audio as an update???
> > Catt
> >
> Can't remember what it's called with Acer. Launchpad or something - I have
> an Acer laptop, but I must admit, I didn't bother to install that again?
> But, yes, one of the downloads on the Acer site will hopefully replace what
> you are used to.
>
> Thanks
>
> John
>
>

Thanks to Snooks and Mr. Ferguson,
but what about an icon that I can have on desktop or in taskbar that I can
access quickly without having to open a screen and type sndvol? Isn't there a
shortcut for all this?

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> Click start, type:
> sndvol
>
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>
> "Catt" <Catt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:728B643C-38C1-46C7-B29C-E7D863947D43@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, is there anyway to set Vista so that when I click my "up and down"
> > keys
> > to adjust sound level that I can acutally see some kind of bar graph on
> > screen before I get my ears blown off again? Windows XP had a graph that
> > you
> > can set to appear on screen so that if you hit the up or down arrow you
> > could
> > see a visual. Does Vista have such a setting?
> > thanks, Catt
>

Rightclick your desktop, New, Shortcut, put in the command sndvol, name it
Sound Control or whatever you want, and OK. You could drop this on start,
pin it to start, or put it in QuickLaunch.

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"Catt" <Catt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks to Snooks and Mr. Ferguson,
> but what about an icon that I can have on desktop or in taskbar that I can
> access quickly without having to open a screen and type sndvol? Isn't
> there a
> shortcut for all this?
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> Click start, type:
>> sndvol
>>
>> --
>> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
>> Use the "Ratings" feature. It helps the new users.
>> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>>
>> "Catt" <Catt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:728B643C-38C1-46C7-B29C-E7D863947D43@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi, is there anyway to set Vista so that when I click my "up and down"
>> > keys
>> > to adjust sound level that I can acutally see some kind of bar graph on
>> > screen before I get my ears blown off again? Windows XP had a graph
>> > that
>> > you
>> > can set to appear on screen so that if you hit the up or down arrow you
>> > could
>> > see a visual. Does Vista have such a setting?
>> > thanks, Catt
>>